The Role of Host Cell DNA Methylation in the Immune Response to Bacterial Infection

Host cells undergo complex transcriptional reprogramming upon infection. Epigenetic changes play a key role in the immune response to bacteria, among which DNA modifications that include methylation have received much attention in recent years. The extent of DNA methylation is well known to regulate...

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Main Authors: Wanhai Qin, Brendon P. Scicluna, Tom van der Poll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.696280/full